
                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.2



                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
      As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002




         In connection with the Annual Report of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Frederick C. Coble, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of
         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.




March 27, 2003                                      /s/ Frederick C. Coble
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Date                                                    Frederick C. Coble
                                                        Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
furnished to Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. and will be retained by Dollar Tree
Stores, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.



